2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (604+ words) In 62 days, the FIFA World Cup will land in Atlanta for eight matches. It will bring an estimated 300, 000 tourists to the downtown area and even more locals to the city's core." City officials are working to ready the city for…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (338+ words) The Atlanta History Center has released a new coffee table book featuring 100 artifacts that tell the story of Atlanta, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement to present day. The book, "Atlanta in 100 Objects: A Century of Stories,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (677+ words) Three years in, and the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation seems to be making good on turning Atlanta into one of the nation's top five tech hubs. The Atlanta Tech Hub unveiled its 2025 Impact Report at the official…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (229+ words) G. W. Collier was one of those Atlantans who arrived just as the ground itself was beginning to whisper opportunity. When he first came to the region, there was little more than wilderness, wagon ruts, and the faint outlines of a future…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (672+ words) Atlanta is a city on the rise. Growth, investment, and opportunity are shaping our skyline and our future. But alongside that progress is a reality we cannot ignore: too many of our neighbors are still navigating housing instability, food insecurity,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (834+ words) A two-decade partnership between Atlanta Belt Line and Trees Atlanta marks a major milestone, as leaders, residents and volunteers gathered March 12 along the city's Southwest Trail to recognize the continued growth of the Atlanta Belt Line Arboretum. The press conference,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (706+ words) Georgia Works reached a major milestone on April 1 when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attended the ribbon-cutting celebration of the nonprofit's new home in the Odd Fellows building on Auburn Avenue. Georgia Works'is dedicated to breaking…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1095+ words) Everybody has a take on the teen takeovers. They are the latest phenomenon to hit Metro Atlanta " unauthorized gatherings of hundreds of teenagers in spots like the Battery, the Beltline and the Mall of Georgia. The meetups sometimes end in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (279+ words) But time has a way of rewriting even the most carefully planned lives. Rheumatism forced Dr. Thompson to lay down his instruments and step away from the profession that had defined him. Many would have seen that as an ending....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (756+ words) On March 4, housing leaders, developers, researchers and community advocates gathered at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum to take stock of where the Atlanta region stands on affordability and, more importantly, what it will take to move forward. The conversation made…...